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Kris Letang is a long-time member of the Pittsburgh Penguins' core. The defenseman was part of the organization's 2009 Stanley Cup and notched 15 points in the Pens' 2016 Cup run. In 2017 he was sidelined in the playoffs because of neck surgery so he didn't partake in the Pens' Cup run on the ice th... Read More

Small in stature but high in speed, the 5-foot-9 Viktor Arvidsson has quickly developed into a highly effective two-way threat that Head Coach Peter Laviolette is comfortable using in a variety of situations. The 15-goal, 30-point winger is well on his way to another 200-plus-shot season, and with t... Read More

Defenseman Stephen Johns has committed himself to hard minutes as part of a thriving Dallas Stars team game that relies on the full commitment from all 20 players in any given lineup. While offense has increased across the league this season, Dallas' goals-against have actually decreased from 3.17 p... Read More

Brock Boeser hasn't scored in six straight games - which means that he'll enter tonight's game with a paltry 22 goals in 44 games played. The talented young sniper spoke with LA Kings Insider earlier this morning about a healthier Canucks team that should benefit from its renewed lineup balance as w... Read More

Good afternoon from El Segundo, Insiders. Stick taps to @Neil for the reminder that the Northridge Earthquake was 24 years ago today. Enough time has passed that the anniversary often slips our mind each January 17. The Kings were out of town at the time, having flown from Philadelphia to Dallas the... Read More

Insiders! A very happy morning to you. Whether you're in the car or at home or simply sipping brandy in a comfortable chair and catching up on your favorite hockey podcasts, you're in the right spot for the newest LAKI/KMP, in which Jesse and I reflect on the first half of the season and look ahead... Read More

Flames captain Mark Giordano joined LA Kings Insider from a busy Calgary dressing room Thursday morning to discuss the second installment of a rivalry that has perked up in recent years even though the former Smythe Division foes haven't met in the playoffs since 1993. Discussing the rivalry, the Fl... Read More

The Los Angeles alumni Quick Hits series continues with a chat with Edmonton defenseman Andrej Sekera, also known to his teammates as "Reg." (That contains a soft G, for those who have forgotten the post-deadline 2015 slog, and rhymes with "hedge.") After meeting with a large contingent of media, th... Read More

It was fun to reconnect this morning with Nic Dowd, the friendly and intelligent center who was drafted by Los Angeles in the seventh round in 2009 and will appear in his 100th NHL game tonight. Speaking with LAKI, Dowd weighed in on his abrupt organizational change and the culture of playing in a h... Read More

19-year-old Nolan Patrick, the second overall pick at the 2017 NHL Draft, joined LA Kings Insider Monday morning to discuss the strengths in Philadelphia's overall team game - the Flyers have won six straight after an 0-5-5 stretch - and his close friendship with his former teammate, Los Angeles def... Read More

Kevin Shattenkirk, long one of LA Kings Insider's favorite interviews, was a popular figure at the Rangers' morning skate at Madison Square Garden this morning. Born in Westchester County, New York, and educated in nearby Greenwich, Connecticut, the defenseman kindly joined LAKI after a media scrum ... Read More

The New Jersey Devils held an optional morning skate on Tuesday and brought players out of the dressing room for media scrums, so in lieu of a Quick Hits one-on-one, some interesting John Hynes observations have been plucked from his availability and are embedded below.
First, some housekeeping ... Read More

Speedster Dylan Larkin joined LA Kings Insider from the Red Wings' dressing room inside Little Caesars Arena, where his locker stall was situated between Luke Glendening's and Justin Abdelkader's. That's a row of Michiganders who remained in-state to play NCAA hockey, and Larkin discussed the in-roo... Read More